Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-29
His Wind Gone.
sAp KIND OF A BRIDAL roCR-A NEW YORK BRoExn
shITTEs WITH INSANITY.

SAD KND or a BRIDAL roUR--a NEW yoRr ppoxv,
shITTEs WITH INSANITY.
De WIT Clinton Lawrence, OF the New York
stock Exchange, was adJudged OF unsound mind
yesterday by sheriffs jury and Commissioners
james W. Ranney, Lucius |. Van Allen ana
william Belden Mr. Lawrence Is now con-
nheo In the Middietown Lungtlc Asylum. The
Ne" iork Tribune says: His son, Robert Hoo
Lawrence who applied 70 the court for a COM
mission, says In an aifldavit that Mr. Lawrence
Is afnicted with melanchona decisions and de
spondency. He imagines that he has A con,artous
disease and that there Is a conspiracy 20 defraud
him OF his rights. Last summer. while he was I'm
Uenesa sWltIerand, an expert declared that his
mind was affected he was taken 10 paris where
py the advice OF DIR. BAH, he was put IN the Iyry
Insane Asylum. lie was recently 6rought 10 tb,s
city, and on the certificate OF two pbys,,.ians hs
Asylum
The afflicted brokers' second wife is Mrs rou,se
Lawrence, who lives at No. l4l Fast 3gth street
MS next OF KIN are his six chidrenth he petttiOnar
Maneiia >; Lawrence, OF Morrtstown, y J.: MIS-.
Louise L Birmingham, OF No. l42 East 4Oth street:
MIS- Fanny Tsber, OF Baltimore: and two minors
Oracle and Edith Lawrence, who are at school In
30 ot, ,ns Mass MT Lawrences home Is az
HIS personal estate, valued at $4,000 consists q
his Interest In the banking house OF Lawrenc0
Brothers Co, at No. 81 Broad street his seats In
the stock and produce exchanged ana n life in
terest In the dwellings Nos las and 137 East SON
street, derived from bis INST wife.
when he sailed from New York on June Ia He
proceeded directly 10 Geneva where Mrs Cotton
who was born In Switzerland and had left this ctv
two weeks before, 10 visit her relatives In her ma
tive land, was waiting TO become his bride lie
arrived IN Geneva on June 2s. On July p he was
married 20 Mrs. Cotton. He was IN robust health
on his wedding day, and it was not until ten DAYS
afterward that he complained OF feeling IL HIS
malady was not at nrst thought 20 be
serious He was about 20 make his wedding trip
across the Atlantic 70 his home IN this city, and
talked nationally OF the arrangements OF the Jour
ney. Occasionally he seemed TO be despOndent
about his business Affairs, but q was known that
they were In a prosperous condition, ana that he
had no cause for melancholy.
Mr. and Mrs- Lawrence started for Paris and.
arriving there, went 10 the Hotel Dominica, IN the
Tney were 10 sail on the French line steamer on
August 13. Greatly 20 the alarm OF Mrs. Lawrence
her husband grew worse daily. and began 20 give
evidence that his mind was seriously affected. lie
walked the floor muttering 10 hlmselfincoherently,
and when his young wife asked him what he WIS
saying he could not tell and only SAID, 'SOh, am
so tired" Although at no time violent, he gave
such Indications OF mental arrangement that Dr.
Benjamin Ball, professor IN the Academy of
Medicine at Paris who makes tue treat
ment OF insane patients a speciality, was
called In on August II. He perceived at once that
Mr.. Lawrences brain was Affected. DR.. Charc0t,
the eminent specialist was called in consultation
and finally the patient was taken 20 the Iyry
Asylum Word was sent 20 Mr.. Lawrences
son In regard 10 his fathers condition. and the
young man Immediately started for Paris on ar
irving there arrangements were made Tor brin ing
Mr.. Lawrence home Accompanied by his vile
and son he sailed on the steamer Ia Champagne
on october 10. and arrived at this port october
IL. The following day his son had hun conveyed
10 the asylum AT Middletown, Drs. W. Gil Mylie
and Allen NJ starr having certified that he was %
unsound mind. Mr.. Lawrence Is alarge rne-look-
Ing man. and is f1fty-six years old. He Is prOmt-
nent member OF the Union League Club and OF tns
New York Driving Club